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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015011012 · 1/31/2015 · Pacon Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Paper production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Pacon Corporation
Location
2525 N. Casaloma Dr., APPLETON, WISCONSIN, 54913
NAICS
322299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 1/31/15, an employee amputated the tip of the left middle finger in a Garrido paper sheeting machine while removing a paper jam. The employee's finger was caught between a metal pusher attached to a belt and the machine itself, removing about 1/2" of the employees left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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